diff --git a/startup.sh b/startup.sh
index 9885dec..3027ee6 100644
--- a/startup.sh
+++ b/startup.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ module.exports = {
     "error_file"  : "/home/$USER/log/errorfile",
     "out_file"    : "/home/$USER/log/outfile",
     "log_date_format": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm Z",
+    "env"         : {
+      "NODE_PATH": "/home/$USER/$REPO/swarmlab-app/src/node_modules",
+    },
     "merge_logs"  : true,
     "exec_mode"   : "fork",
     "max_restarts": 10,